India, March 19 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday reassured the film industry following the recent firing incident outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence, saying the government would not allow Mumbai to slip back into the era of underworld dominance. The state government has also requested the Centre to handover the custody of gangster Anmol Bishnoi to the Mumbai Police for investigation.

Responding to concerns raised in the legislative council by Shiv Sena (UBT) MLCs Sachin Ahir and Milind Narvekar regarding the systematic targeting of celebrities in Mumbai, Fadnavis said adequate security measures were being implemented and urged members of the film industry not to panic. "I appeal to celebrities not to be afraid. We...